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The Suffolk County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will be holding an amnesty day later this month, where anyone who is keeping an illegal reptile can turn the animal in, no questions asked.
A jury found Lloyd Williams guilty, handing down a rare depraved indifference murder conviction for a fatal DWI crash in Nassau County in June 2011.
Many who cherish the annual flowering trees along the North Shore have voiced their suspicions that the trees were needlessly axed.
Experts are also of the opinion that such false websites and social media account will increase in number over the coming days, Suffolk Police said.
New Yorkers are on high alert, reporting more than 135 suspicious packages to the NYPD since the Boston bombings on Monday.
Dozens of state and county officials as well as race organizers met for about an hour Wednesday on how to improve safety measures.
The Mesivta Ateres Yaakov School in Lawrence was evacuated and surrounding streets were shut down for two hours Tuesday morning.
The plan to merge police precincts was intended to save Nassau County $20 million, but the PBA said all it has done is increase major crimes.
The statewide boycott of the new Common Core standardized tests is growing larger in New York as students head in for day two of the exams.
There is once again a high terror alert in New York City. Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said Tuesday they are taking no chances that an attack similar to the Boston Marathon bombings could happen here.
County Executive Edward Mangano said police are "closely monitoring" the ongoing investigation in Boston and have placed police on high alert as a precaution.
The enhanced security at the ferry terminals was first put into place following the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.
Nearly 50 local runners from Long Island survived the Boston Marathon without injury Monday, but they were still left in horror as the bombs went off.
Jason Parker, 25, was charged with criminal mischief, assault and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle after he smashed another driver's windows with a bat and punched him in the face last Wednesday, police said.
